books.google.co.uk - Wadi al-Natrun, a depression in the Western Desert of Egypt, is one of the most important centers for the development and continued thriving of the Coptic monastic tradition. Christianity and monasticism have prospered there from as early as the fourth century until the present day, when four major monasteries...https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Christianity_and_Monasticism_in_Wadi_Al.html?id=4eBv2vuo7lYC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareChristianity and Monasticism in Wadi Al-Natrun